Environment Ministry Denies Allegation of Croatian Newspaper

Ljubljana, 14 October - Slovenian Ministry for the Environment and Spatial Planning responded to a report published in Sunday's edition of the Croatian newspaper "Nedjeljni Vjesnik" which alleged that Minister Janez Kopac illegally trespassed on the Croatian border on Friday, while inspecting a high water dam on the river Mura. The newspaper title itself suggesting that "Slovenian Environment Minister (was) Illegally in Croatia" is a gross lie, said Environment Ministry officials on Monday.